Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stopplā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin stopla, stupla, from Latin stipula (stalk (of a plant)).[1]

Noun

*stopplā f

  1. stubble (of crops, a beard)

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *stopplā
Genitive *stopplōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *stopplā *stopplōn
Accusative *stopplōn *stopplōn
Genitive *stopplōn *stopplōnō
Dative *stopplōn *stopplōm, *stopplum
Instrumental *stopplōn *stopplōm, *stopplum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *stoppala
    • Middle Low German: stoppele, stōpele
  • Old Dutch: *stoppala
  • Old High German: stupfila, stupfala
    • Middle High German: stupfel
      • German: Stupfel (dialectal, Upper German)

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “stoppel”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN